Saturday, September 26, 2009

Anjoman mountain region, Afghanistan. A trip in May 1996

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Climbing with Bruce Watson at around 5500 m in the Hindu Kush. This valley is south of the mountain village of Anjoman. Photo: Bob McKerrow ...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Samay Hamed 9 11 children

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My good friend Samay Hamed sent me his most recent poem about 9/11. It is well-composed and evocative. I wish a small rainbow of a kite From...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Can we learn from Napoleon and John Master's to improve the situation in Afghanistan

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US forces in Afghanistan should keep in mind John Masters' account of the British campaign against the Pashtuns. Here is a very provocat...

How long before the Afghans can look after their own security?

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With the situation in Kabul grabbing the headlines in the run up to the elections, I came across this article written earlier in the year by...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Letter from Kabul - 1995

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27 April 1995 After 16 years of war, including five years of bloody civil war, Kabul is peaceful. The fighting ceased on 21 March as Governm...
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Who are the Taliban ?

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Recent years have seen the re-emergence of the hardline Islamic Taliban movement as a fighting force in Afghanistan and a major threat to it...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Riding a Dead Horse - The wisdom of Buzkashi Riders

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A Buzkashi match at Parwan, 21 March 1996. Photo: Bob McKerrow The wisdom of Buzkashi riders, passed on from generation to generation in Afg...